Powell's Last Stand Plus: Federal bureaucracy gets a redesign, Robert Moses messing things up (still), Syrian immigrant unemployment data, and more... Reason · Aug 22, 2025
Trump wants to make US Government websites beautiful again - and signs Airbnb co-founder to lead the fight President Trump says legacy systems are expensive to maintain and hard to navigate – so launches America by Design initiative instead. TechRadar · Aug 22, 2025
“My Jeans Are Blee”: Doja Cat Roasts Sydney Sweeney’s Ad As Critics Slam It for ‘Supremacy Propaganda’ Some see Doja Cat’s sudden reappearance on social media–amidst an ongoing hiatus from the music scene–as motivated by jealousy. Bored Panda · Jul 31, 2025
Seeking Something New, Airbnb CEO Promises 'Perfect Concierge' "Novelty is cool. International Business Times · May 14, 2025
A Tesla Insider Just Bought Stock for the First Time in Years. Should You Buy TSLA Stock, Too? Tesla just had its first insider buy in five years. Does this imply something big is coming? Barchart · May 4, 2025
Tesla director finally buys shares after more than 5 years—only to see his own board chair promptly sell $32 million in stock Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has now liquidated roughly $150 million in shares since early December, dwarfing the $1 million open market purchase by director Joe Gebbia. Fortune · Apr 30, 2025
Musk's DOGE Team Emerges From The Shadows It has worked in the shadows for months, but Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now offered the first peek behind the curtain of the government cost-cutting drive it launched on behalf of US President Donald Trump. International Business Times · Mar 28, 2025
Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia says DOGE is pushing to create an ‘Apple Store–like experience’ in government Gebbia joined Elon Musk and six other DOGE members to share details of their planned federal overhaul in an interview with Fox News. Fortune · Mar 28, 2025
DOGE team says government should be like the Apple store in their first steps out of Musk’s shadow ANALYSIS: ANALYSIS: Musk tried to present a more professional face to DOGE in a softball interview. But his claims still don’t stand up to scrutiny, Richard Hall writes. The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Another Tech Billionaire With No Government Experience Set to Join Musk's DOGE Team: Report Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia is set to join Elon Musk's DOGE team in the Trump administration, marking another tech billionaire with no government experience. Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025
Airbnb’s co-founder is joining Elon Musk’s DOGE Gebbia, a close friend of Musk, has praised DOGE’s work and defended it against criticisms on social media The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
The merits and perils of 'founder mode' Founders are debating the merits and perils of outsourcing key leadership tasks to more experienced managers. Fortune · Sep 6, 2024
Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia raises $41M for his startup building tiny homes The startup is betting its pre-made Accessory Dwelling Units could ease California's housing crunch. Fortune · Oct 30, 2023
Airbnb’s CEO and cofounder says the best advice he was ever given was ‘counterintuitive’ to what most people would tell you One of Airbnb’s early investors taught Brian Chesky a valuable lesson that helped the company’s founders grow their business. Fortune · May 25, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 Airbnb's Joe Gebbia donates $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup Entrepreneur Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup Thursday to support the nonprofit’s efforts to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and rivers
Fortune · Nov 17, 2022 Brian Chesky is renting out his house on Airbnb The billionaire founder of Airbnb is out to prove that listing a house on Airbnb isn't risky or hard by listing one room of his San Fransisco house.
Benzinga · Mar 7, 2022 Insiders Including Co-founder Joe Gebbia, Selling Airbnb (ABNB) Despite The Recent Pullback Insider selling is usually not a strong signal because insiders sell for a variety of reasons including the need to diversify their investments, to fund a large purchase, paying for a child’s education, etc. This has been confirmed by academic research over several decades and aligns with what I have…